Police say a 30-year-old man was drunk and driving 95 mph on the PIP in Clarkstown.

CLARKSTOWN – A Middletown man is awaiting an appearance in Town Court after he was found driving 95 mph on the Palisades Interstate Parkway while drunk, police said.

Christopher M. Acosta was driving northbound in a 2000 BMW when New York state troopers pulled him over about 3:50 a.m. Sunday in a 55 mph zone, police said.

Acosta was taken to the state police barracks in Haverstraw, where he was charged with a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated. Police said his blood alcohol content was measured at .09 percent.

The 30-year-old, who also was charged with speeding and several other violations, was later released without bail pending a court appearance on May 7.